It's clear - Republicans better than Democrats

I want to tell you about an incident that occurred when I went to vote on Nov. 6 at my Somerset polling place. An elderly lady was directly in front of me, accompanied by her friend. The friend had to leave for some reason. The lady asked if I would go into the booth and assist her in voting. She told me that she was legally blind and could not see the buttons. I said that I would be happy to help.

When we got into the booth, the individual asked if I was a Democrat (indicating that she was). I told her that I was a Republican, whereupon she said, "Can I count on you to show me the right Democrat buttons to push?". My response was, "Honey, we Republicans would never take advantage of such a situation. We are Americans first and Republicans second."

Even though I had no second thoughts as to carrying out my promise to help this little lady, I must say that it was no easy task for me to assist someone in voting for individuals in whom I have no confidence and for whom I have no respect. But, I had no choice. How could I not do this for this person?

And so, I guided her finger to the Obama button and told her it was okay for her to depress the key. She asked me, "Are you sure?". I responded, "Yes" and she did so. We did the same for each Democratic candidate. Gee, that was hard.

As we left the booth, I said to my new acquaintance, "I love you. Good luck," knowing that I would probably never see her again; and realizing that the two of us had such different views as to the path our leaders should take in determining the Destiny Of Our Nation.

The next morning - after hearing the final results of the election and reflecting on the fact that I had helped a person to defeat one of the finest, most moral and most qualified men ever to run for the presidency of the United States - I heard the comment of MSNBC commentator, Chris Matthews, who said, " I'm so glad we had that storm last week" (inferring that the storm was a good thing for the Democrat vote count).

Imagine, just a few days after 100 Americans died, hundreds of others were injured and thousands left homeless, this so-called journalist had the audacity to utter such trash, such heartless cruelty: showing, once again, the contrast between Democrats (who preach good) and Republicans (who practice good).

Of course, after a wave of criticism from the conservative ranks, Matthews half-heartedly apologized for his hideous remark. No apology, however, can ever retract what this individual said nor negate his true feelings. He said what he meant and meant what he said. He was in lockstep with his party, a philosophy that espouses party and politics above principle and people.

My fellow Americans, what I have written here says it all. In just a few actions and words, one side attempts to show compassion while the other side encourages victory at any cost. One leader tells his followers to "seek revenge" while the other leader asks his to "show love."

Which leader do you choose? I don't know about you, but as for me, I choose Mitt Romney. And by the way, I used to be a Democrat.

Fred A. Sbrilli Jr.

SOMERSET

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